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Kensington 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Shewing Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births, and Deaths, in 1891, and in ten preceding years.
| The Year | Estimated Population.* | No. of Inhabited Houses. † | Marriages. | Registered Births. | Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all Ages ‡ | Under One Year. | Under Five Years. | In Public Institutions. § | |||||
| 1891 | 166,400 | 22,002 | 1,569 | 3,847 | 3,066 | 633 | 968 | 773 |
| 1890 | 166,080 | 21,800 | ** 1,511 | ** 3,864 | ** 2,951 | 651 | 1,095 | 612 |
| 1889 | 165,760 | 21,700 | 1,491 | 3,698 | 2,412 | 489 | 789 | 566 |
| 1888 | 165,450 | 21,600 | 1,497 | 3,776 | 2,825 | 604 | 1,077 | 590 |
| 1887 | 165,140 | 21,566 | 1,561 | 3,941 | 2,872 | 680 | 1,129 | 604 |
| 1886 | 164,820 | 21,500 | 1,605 | 4,149 | 2,756 | 636 | 1,029 | 604 |
| 1885 | 164,500 | 21,420 | 1,180 | 4,032 | 2,768 | 653 | 1,085 | 561 |
| 1884 | 164,180 | 21,290 | ** 1,498 | ** 4,394 | ** 2,638 | 678 | 1,020 | 439 |
| 1883 | 163,860 | 21,030 | 1,616 | 4,230 | 2,615 | 601 | 982 | 483 |
| 1882 | 163,540 | 20,908 | 1,474 | 4,327 | 2,691 | 635 | 1,114 | 403 |
| 1881 | 163,230 | 20,666 | 1,461 | 4,400 | 2,726 | 644 | 1,067 | 437 |
| Average 10 years 1881-90 | 164,656 | 21,348 | 1,489 | 4,081 | 2,725 | 627 | 1,038 | 530 |
Population in 1861, 70,108; 1871, 120,234; 1881, 163,151; 1891, 166,321.
Average Number of Persons to each house at Census: in 1861, 7.4; in 1871, 7.6; in 1881,
8.1, 1891, in 7.56.
Area of Parish, 2,190 acres. Number of Persons to an acre (1891), 76.
* For statistical purposes the population is estimated to the middle of the year, on the basis or
the rate of increase ruling between the two preceding inter-censal periods, checked by the known
number of inhabited houses, and by the average number of persons per house, as ascertained at
the last Census.
† Mean of numbers on rate books in April and October yearly. But the data are somewhat
unreliable. The Census number is given for 1891.
‡ Inclusive of the deaths of parishioners at public institutions outside the Parish, but exclusive
of the deaths of non-parishioners at public institutions within the Parish.
§ Viz.: At the Parish Infirmary, the Brompton Hospital, and outlying public institutions,
including the Asylums Board Hospitals.
** In 53 weeks.